March 28, 2011

We received a really nice email from someone who evaluated RAD Studio XE so I thought I would share some of it...

I just wanted to let you know that
this is the best Delphi ever !

I had just completed an evaluation
of Delphi and C++ in RADStudio XE.

·Your website is extremely
professional and customer (developer) friendly.

·Your online store
and product registration is now working much better.

·Your product
strategy is coherent and is now starting to make sense again.

·You product is extremely
well rounded and smooth.

·The partner pack is so
complete it is a total shock for me to see that most of the tools and
components I need is there. Thank goodness these Delphi die-hards just kept on
improving and enhancing their components all this time.

·A development
environment is a culture:

oThe elegance and readability
of the code (by humans!)

oThe structure and layout of
the programming project.

oThe RAD and component
philosophies which cuts deeply in the way components should rapidly be
snapped together.

oThe practical non-dogmatic
approach of the Delphi language means that the developer does not have to fight
constraints, inconsistencies, idiosyncrasies and ambiguities of the language
model. It is neat , it is natural, it is quick!

oI am amazed at the turbo speed
of the IDE, the compilers, the everything!.

·And finally, this is
the most complete and affordable development
environment in the world!

oThe time and money saved from
just installing everything out of the box, is less that the money value of the
time you will spend trying to put together something yourself from any free
open source code.

oThe time it now takes again smacking
together a fantastic high quality application is mind boggling.

·I had no problem paying
the license for this release. It is great great value for money!

March 25, 2011

If you weren't among the nearly 1,000 people who joined us for the webinar "Developing Applications for the Cloud Using RAD Studio XE" with David Intersimone, we now have the webinar available as a free on-demand replay. The webinar slides and sample source code are also available for download.

March 17, 2011

Two new updates are available for Delphi XE, C++Builder XE, and RAD Studio XE users.

Help Update 2 for Delphi XE and C++Builder XE
Help Update 2 for Delphi and C++Builder XE provides bug fixes and other improvements to the Help system. Visit http://docs.embarcadero.com for versions of the Help available online.

March 5, 2011

Despite our best efforts to inform Delphi, C++Builder and Borland Developer Studio 2006 users that their opportunity to upgrade to XE was expiring Dec 31, 2010, some of those users didn't get the information. It may be because they have opted out of emails from Embarcadero (or previously from CodeGear, Borland or Inprise) or if they didn't see the information on our web site and in the upgrade qualifications for the new version.

Here's a copy of the US/Canada version of the email about this offer. This went out to registered users of 2006 and earlier versions who haven't upgraded to a 2007 or later version.

Please Accept
Our Apologies and this Special Opportunity to Upgrade to RAD Studio XE,
Delphi XE or C++Builder XE

We’ve heard that not all registered users were aware that
the upgrade eligibility for users of 2006 and earlier versions of Delphi,
C++Builder and RAD Studio/Borland Developer Studio has expired.

If you didn’t get the word, we want to make it up to you
so we’re
re-opening the upgrade window for a limited time and extending upgrade
pricing to you through March 31, 2011 to make sure you
have a chance to receive the upgrade price.

"XE is a
superb upgrade."- David Taylor

Five Key Reasons to Upgrade to XE today

Catch up with the latest technologies and
platform support
– with XE you get Unicode, Windows 7 support, Office-style ribbon
controls, touch and gesture input, the latest database drivers,
cloud computing and much more!

Get your work done faster and easier with new
tools – special editions
CodeSite, AQtime, IP*Works components, FinalBuilder (in the
Enterprise edition), and visual PHP development in RAD Studio add to
an already impressive array of tools

Get free earlier versions – your XE purchase gives you free access to
earlier versions of the tool you buy including Delphi 7, C++Builder
6 and Delphi and C++Builder 2007-2010

Confirm your eligibility for future upgrades to
64-bit and cross-platform – when you upgrade to XE, you’ll be eligible for
upgrade pricing to future versions and we have exciting plans around
64-bit, mobile, and cross-platform development that you won’t want
to miss

Join the crowd that loves XE - Don’t just take our word for it, see for
yourself what users are saying about XE

Extra Savings on Enterprise Upgrades

As part of this offer, you also qualify for special
limited time pricing on Enterprise upgrades so you can get DataSnap XE,
expanded dbExpress database server connectivity, FinalBuilder Embarcadero
Edition and all the other great Enterprise functionality at the lowest
price yet.

Architect edition upgrades are also available. If you see
in the descriptions that the upgrades are only for 2007-2010 users, don’t
worry. We’re modifying the version checking to allow v2006 and earlier
users to register upgrade products purchased during this special offer
window. Prices in US dollars.

Remember, if
you don’t upgrade by March 31st, your upgrade eligibility will expire again
and you will have to pay the new user price for XE or future versions.
Don’t miss out on this special opportunity. This is a great time to make
the move to RAD Studio XE, Delphi XE or C++Builder XE.

We have two great new additions to our RAD Studio XE in Action series.

Delphi Labs - DataSnap

The first of the two new additions to the RAD in Action series is Delphi Labs from Pawel Glowacki. Pawel is a sales consultant and technical team lead in our EMEA region. I'm always impressed by his programming skills and insights. In the first Delphi Labs series he focuses on DataSnap development with weekly tutorial videos, tech papers, and source code downloads. You can see the latest episode and catch up on any earlier ones that you may have missed by visiting the Delphi Labs page http://www.embarcadero.com/rad-in-action/delphi-labs.

Developing for the Cloud using RAD Studio XE

The second of our new topics is Cloud Computing with David I. The Developing for the Cloud with RAD Studio XE webinar will show developers how to leverage cloud computing architectures, storage and services to build and deploy distributed applications using Embarcadero RAD Studio XE. Whether you are currently developing for the cloud or considering using the cloud for future application development, you’ll want to attend this free, live technical webinar. You can learn more about the webinar and register at http://www.embarcadero.com/rad-in-action/cloud.